Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
34 results found tagged cognitive load.
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SlidePacer: A Presentation Delivery Tool for Instructors of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
SlidePacer addresses a fundamental challenge for deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students in mainstream classrooms: the cognitive overload caused by splitting attention between multiple visual sources—instructor, slides, and sign language interpreter.…
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Why Read if You Can Skim: Towards Enabling Faster Screen Reading
This paper investigates how to bring the speed-reading technique of skimming — widely used by sighted readers to quickly get the gist of content — to blind screen reader users who face chronic information overload when listening to web content sequen…
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Using galvanic skin response measures to identify areas of frustration for older web 2.0 users
This paper investigates how older web users experience stress and frustration when interacting with Web 2.0 dynamic content, using galvanic skin response (GSR) measurements combined with eye-tracking data. GSR is a physiological indicator that measur…
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Complexities of Practical Web Automation
This paper systematizes and analyzes the complexities involved in building practical, usable, and accessible web automation systems, drawing on published literature and the authors' years of experience developing automation tools for visually impaire…
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Evaluating the Benefit of Highlighting Key Words in Captions for People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This paper investigates whether visually highlighting important words in video captions benefits Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) users, through formative studies and a larger evaluation study. DHH users face a unique visual-attention challenge when wa…
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Comprehensive Accessibility of Equations by Visually Impaired
This doctoral consortium paper proposes an approach to improving the audio rendering of mathematical equations for people with visual impairments by introducing a complexity metric that adapts how equations are spoken based on their structural comple…
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Adults with High-functioning Autism Process Web Pages With Similar Accuracy but Higher Cognitive Effort Compared to Controls
This paper investigates the accuracy and efficiency with which adults with high-functioning autism process web pages compared to neurotypical controls, using eye-tracking to reveal hidden cognitive effort differences. The study addresses a critical g…
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Evaluation of a Prototype Interactive Working Memory Application for Children with Learning Disabilities
This short paper presents an expert evaluation of a prototype working memory training application designed specifically for children aged 7-9 with learning disabilities. The application was built using a novel design framework that integrates three d…
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Teleconference Accessibility and Guidelines for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users
This experience report from two Gallaudet University researchers examines the accessibility challenges that deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) users face in teleconference environments, drawing on nearly a decade of first-hand participation across platfo…
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Evaluation of user experience and cognitive load of a gamified cognitive training application for children with learning disabilities
This study presents the design and evaluation of "The Treasure," a gamified web-based application created to train and improve working memory in children with learning disabilities. The application was built on a design framework integrating guidelin…